Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 1373
Regional special ed.; DOE to assess enhancements & strategies to maximize use of funds for students.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Stacey Annie Carroll
Cosponsors (2)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
- Joshua G. Cole (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE
Department of Education; assessment; utilization of funds for regional special education students; report. Requires the Department of Education (the Department), in collaboration with the Office of Children's Services, staff from the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, and such other stakeholders as the Department deems appropriate, to assess potential enhancements and strategies to maximize utilization of funds designated for regional special education students, commonly referred to as the Students with Intensive Support Needs Application program, in order to decrease the number of referrals of students with disabilities into private day school placements. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations no later than December 15, 2026.
Text versions
- Introduced
- K-12 Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute
- Education Substitute
- Elementary & Secondary Education Subcommittee Substitute
- Appropriations Substitute
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 17, 2026, 8:27 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 13, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 11, 2026 House | Reported from Education with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 10, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 1-N) - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Assigned Education sub: Public Education - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Education and Health - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 31-N 0-A) - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 16, 2026 · House
committee substitute rejected - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 15, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107948D-H2 - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) - Feb 13, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: Elementary & Secondary Education - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26107456D-H1 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from Education with substitute and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 1-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Assigned HED sub: K-12 Subcommittee - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1373) - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Education - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Presented and ordered printed 26105579D